Texas Has 238 Gigawatts of Requested Power and 3.9 Gigawatts Actually Drawing It
Federal forecasters halved the Texas load outlook in one month. The gap between requested and operating power reaches rate base, land pricing, and your service request.

Federal forecasters halved the Texas load outlook in one month. The gap between requested and operating power reaches rate base, land pricing, and your service request.

PJM's capacity auction fell 6,831 MW short of its reliability target. New large-load rules and a backstop procurement move power risk into underwriting.

Texas, Fort Worth, and Pennsylvania tightened data center rules within days of each other, while a federal permitting order pushes the opposite way.

PJM asked federal regulators on August 17, 2026 to require new data centers to secure their own generation or be curtailed first during shortages. What the filing signals for building owners.

Solar and storage were 91% of new US power capacity in Q1 2026, and solar passed coal in May. Why these resources now dominate, and what it means for property owners and onsite energy.

A Northern Virginia outage, a 6 GW load surge, $75 billion in clean energy investment, and home batteries outselling home solar. This week's electrification roundup for property owners.